Epson Stylus PHOTO 870 User manual

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Irvine, California 92614
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STUNNING 6-COLOR MEMORIES.
Print your photos with the EPSON Stylus Photo 870
ink jet printer and they’ll be beautiful and inspiring.
We’re talking about bright and colorful pictures
boasting 1440 x 720 dots per inch of Photo Quality
shots so smooth you won't believe your prints didn't
come from the photo lab.
The EPSON Stylus Photo 870 lets you print the
world’s first continuous edge-to-edge snapshots using
the printer’s EPSON Digital PhotoLab™ Starter Kit. The
kit includes a roll paper holder, EPSON Premium
Glossy Photo Roll Paper and helpful photo software
like EPSON Software™ Film Factory™ and Adobe®
PhotoDeluxe® .
Imagine the wonderful snapshots, personal photo
greeting cards and bigger-than-life panoramics you’ll
be able to print out. The EPSON Stylus Photo 870
gives you real photo quality by bringing together
advanced Micro Piezo™ technology, smooth AcuPhoto
Halftoning™ and superior, 6-color quick drying Photo
Inks. Laser sharp, black text printing makes this printer
versatile as well.
The printer’s ink droplets, so tiny at a mere
4 picoliters, vary in size to give your photos finer
shadow detail and dazzling highlights across a range
of tonal colors that’s twice that of other ink jet
printers.
Whether you’re a Windows®or Macintosh®
user, you can print, edit, re-size and share
stunning photos easily and conveniently with your
EPSON Stylus Photo 870 ink jet printer.
EPSON Stylus¨Photo 870
Ink Jet Printer
FEATURES BENEFITS
•6-color, 1440 x 720 dpi High 1440 x 720 dpi and 6-color Photo
Photo Reproduction Inks for incredible detail and beautiful
Quality skin tones.
•Water-resistant photos Using Genuine EPSON Photo Inks and
and improved EPSON Photo Paper, digital photo prints
lightfastness* look and feel like photo lab prints.
•First ever continuous Exclusive print technology for marginless
edge-to-edge snapshot printing. Photo Roll Paper, roll
4" x 6" snapshots paper holder and photo software included.
•4 picoliter Droplet sizes vary to achieve finer shadow
variable-sized detail, dazzling highlights and better fill
ink droplet technology across a wider range of colors.
•Fast photo printing Optimized color print speeds. 4" x 6"
photos in a quick 48 seconds, 8" x 10"
photos in just 1 minute 50 seconds.
•Windows and Ready to perform with any platform with
Macintosh multi-port sensing USB and Parallel port
compatibility connections.
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2361 McGaw Ave
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Printed on recycled paper
PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS
Printing Area
Maximum printable area: 8.26" x 10.76" (letter size)
Maximum user defined
printable area: 8.26" x 43.76"
Top margin .12" Left margin .12"
Right margin .12" Bottom margin .12"
Paper Capacity
Input paper tray 100 sheets/10 envelopes
Output paper tray 30 sheets
Dimensions
18.6" x 16" x 11.9"
13.2 lb
Environmental Conditions
Temperature
Operating 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Storage -4° to 140° F (-20° to 60° C)
Humidity
Operating 20 to 80% relative humidity
Storage 5 to 85% relative humidity
(no condensation)
Safety Approvals
Safety Standards UL1950 with D3, CSA C22.2
950 with D3
R.F.I. FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B
Power Requirements
Rated voltage 120V AC +/- 10%
Rated frequency 50 to 60Hz
Rated current 0.4 Amp
Power consumption Approx. 18W (self test mode);
3.5W (stand-by mode)
Ink Cartridge Life
Black ink life 540 pages
(ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern)
378 pages of graphics at 5% coverage
Color ink life 220 pages at 15% coverage
Warranty
Standard one year limited warranty, including EPSON
Exchange Program (in U.S. and Canada only)
Product/Accessory Part Numbers
EPSON Stylus Photo 870 C304101
Black ink cartridge T007201
Color ink cartridge T008201
Axis 1440 print server C1440AXIS
Support–The Epson ConnectionSM
Pre-Sales Support U.S. and Canada 800-463-7766
Automated Technical Support 800-922-8911
Internet Website http://www.epson.com
* Per Wilhelm Research Labs (Wilhelm-Research.com), lightfastness rated
approximately 25 years before noticeable fading occurs in normal indoor
flourescent lighting and stored in a glass frame when using Genuine
EPSON ink cartridges and EPSON Matte Paper—Heavyweight. Results will
vary depending on lighting, humidity and other atmospheric conditions,
color intensity, color range and print media. Display under glass or store
properly. Water-resistant prints are produced using Genuine EPSON ink
cartridges and EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper and EPSON Photo
Paper.
** Fine Mode. Print speeds will vary depending on system configuration,
software application, page complexity, amount of page covered and print
setting.
Printing Method
6-color (CcMmYK) drop-on demand Micro Piezo ink jet
technology
Nozzle Configuration
Monochrome head 48 nozzles
Color head 48 nozzles x 5
Resolution
1440 x 720 dpi; 720 x 720 dpi; 360 x 720 dpi;
360 x 360 dpi; 180 x 180 dpi
Ink Droplet Size
4 picoliters
Print Speed**
Photos
4" x 6" 48 seconds
8" x 10" 1 minute 50 seconds
Sound Level (Fine Mode)
38 dB(A)
Printer Language
EPSON ESC/P®Raster
Software Drivers
Windows 98 (USB compliant),
Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0 (Parallel),
Macintosh system 8.1 or later (USB)
Input Buffer
256 KB
Interfaces
Standard: USB, Bidirectional IEEE-1284 parallel
(nibble mode)
Optional: External Ethernet print server
Print Direction
Bidirectional with logic seeking
Paper Handling
Single sheets Letter, legal, A4, executive,
statement from 3.5" x 3.5" to
8.5" x 44"
Thickness .003" min
Types Plain, bond, EPSON Premium
Glossy Photo Paper, Matte Paper—
Heavyweight, High Quality Ink Jet
Paper, Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper,
Photo Paper, Transparencies, Photo
Quality Glossy Film, Self-Adhesive
Sheets, Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards,
Photo Paper, Iron-On Transfer
Paper, Banner Paper
Envelopes No. 10, DL, C6
Thickness Less than .02"
Weight 12 to 20 lb
Types Plain paper, bond paper, air mail
This product has
been reviewed by the
Professional
Photographers of
America’s Committee
on Digital & Advanced
Imaging Technology
and was found to be
an effective tool for
creative professional
imaging.
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